Malone vs Mertens

A side-by-side comparison of Malone and Mertens: population, income, housing, and more.

Malone and Mertens are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Malone has the higher population (287 vs 130 in Mertens). Mertens has the higher median household income ($43,365 vs $26,250 in Malone). Malone has the higher median home value ($104,000 vs $91,400 in Mertens).

Population, income & housing

	Malone	Mertens
Population	287	130
Median age	22.2 yrs	29.1 yrs
Median household income	$26,250	$43,365
Median home value	$104,000	$91,400
Median gross rent	$925	$631
Housing units	143	57
Homeownership rate	78.4%	51.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.3%	8.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Malone	Mertens
Population	290 → 287 (-1.0%)	138 → 130 (-5.8%)
Median household income	$52,500 → $26,250 (-50.0%)	$40,625 → $43,365 (+6.7%)
Median home value	$62,200 → $104,000 (+67.2%)	$67,000 → $91,400 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	$838 → $925 (+10.4%)	$581 → $631 (+8.6%)

Malone

Population

290287

Median household income

$52,500$26,250

Median home value

$62,200$104,000

Median gross rent

$838$925

Mertens

Population

138130

Median household income

$40,625$43,365

Median home value

$67,000$91,400

Median gross rent

$581$631

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Malone	Mertens
Under 5	8.0%	6.2%
5 to 17	34.1%	23.8%
18 to 24	11.8%	16.2%
25 to 34	4.9%	23.1%
35 to 44	15.3%	1.5%
45 to 54	10.8%	10.0%
55 to 64	7.7%	8.5%
65 to 74	6.6%	2.3%
75 and over	0.7%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Malone	Mertens
White (non-Hispanic)	23.7%	66.2%
Black or African American	15.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	55.4%	33.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Malone	Mertens
No high school diploma	28.8%	14.3%
High school graduate	34.8%	45.7%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Malone	Mertens
Drove alone	81.7%	38.6%
Carpooled	6.7%	57.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	0.0%
Other means	3.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Malone	Mertens
1-unit, detached	91.6%	64.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	22.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	12.3%

Poverty & households

	Malone	Mertens
Poverty rate	56.8%	10.3%
Average household size	3.26	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	35	45
Median year structure built	1950	1976